Posted by: Clayton Fopp
on 13 April, 2012
The Bible Study Guides for our next teaching series are now available in the Resources Library. 4 Myths Smart People Believe starts on April 29th, our first Sunday of 9 AM and 11 AM Church.
Posted by: Clayton Fopp
on 27 January, 2012
I know I’ve asked before, but I think it’s so important that I’ll keep asking; Are you getting by on little more than one Weet-Bix a week? I trust that you find the Bible teaching here at Trinity encouraging, stimulating and challenging, and there’s no question that the reading and explaining of the Scriptures is a key part of what we do when we gather. 
But is Sunday morning the only time you spend seriously reading and studying the Bible? If it is, I think you’re getting by on one Weet-Bix a week! Weet-Bix are good for you, nutritious, tasty and all of that, but if you tried to live on only one each week, you wouldn’t be very healthy and you certainly wouldn’t grow. So let’s make sure we’re not trying to live like that when it comes to our spiritual health.
Of course, reading the Bible isn’t limited to what happens in an “official” Bible Study Group. I’d encourage everyone in our community to spend time individually reading God’s Word and praying regularly, even daily, hence the Daily Reading Notes we’ve made available for the Building A Kingdom teaching series. But for almost all of us, I’m sure, reading the Bible with others, meeting regularly for that purpose and talking about what we’re learning is a great way to help us get the most out of our Bible reading, to practice good habits and to develop accountability as we live out lives as people of the Word.
Posted by: Clayton Fopp
on 20 January, 2012
James, the Lord’s brother, urged Christians in the first Century to “not merely listen to the Word and so deceive yourselves, do what it says” (James 1:22). There are all sorts of traps that can keep us as “merely hearers” as some of the English translations put it; busyness, doubts, selfishness, sin, lack of accountability and so on.
To help us as a community of God’s people work hard at being “doers” of God’s Word and not merely hearers, can I encourage you to join with me in something new?
This coming Sunday, on the Welcome Table, you’ll find copies of a booklet of daily readings to accompany our upcoming Building a Kingdom teaching series from 1 Samuel – 1 Kings. I’d love you to collect a copy of the booklet this morning and, for five days each week, set aside a few minutes to read the passage allocated for the day and reflect on one or two of the accompanying questions. In this teaching series we’ll examine some of the significant moments in the relationship between God and his people Israel around the time of the nation’s first kings and we’ll seek to learn how, even one thousand years before Jesus, God was preparing his people for the king whose kingdom would reign forever. There are some great questions raised in these events about where we place our trust, who we turn to in times of trouble and how we view our relationship to God. And since on Sundays we’re only able to pick up some of the most significant events, reading some of the related passages beforehand will help you make the most of what we learn when we’re together.
Posted by: Clayton Fopp
on 14 October, 2011
The Bible study guides for our next teaching series, Prayer: More Than Words, are now available!
Click on the image to download or collect a copy from the Welcome Table on Sunday.
Posted by: Clayton Fopp
on 28 April, 2011
This Sunday we start a new series in Paul’s letter to the Christians in Colosse. Colossians opens with a tremendous thanksgiving, in which Paul explains to the Colossian Christians what he gives thanks to God for, with regard to them.
The former Anglican Bishop of Durham in the UK, Tom Wright observed: “The main reason the Colossians should give thanks to God is because of Jesus. If they do this with full knowledge and understanding about who he is and what he has achieved, everything else will fall into place.”
Posted by: Clayton Fopp
on 3 February, 2011
We're experimenting with using Issuu as a publishing platform for our resources. The first 7 of the Encountering the Word Bible studies are available below.
Posted by: Clayton Fopp
on 3 February, 2011
Even as we approach the first anniversary of the launch of our church, there are still new beginnings occurring! This weekend two exciting new ministries are being launched. Friday night will see the commencement of our new youth group for students in school years 6 – 11 with somewhere in the order of 15 teenagers and leaders crammed into the office for “Pizza and Prayer.” Developing our ministry to this age group has been identified as a major priority for us as a church, which is why we asked Andy Buchan to join the staff team as a Minister in Training to invest in the lives of these young members. Youth group will continue every Friday during school term. More information is available here, or you can collect a flyer with dates and other important information from the Welcome Table on Sunday.
Posted by: Clayton Fopp
on 25 August, 2010
Our next series of Bible Studies to accompnay our Sunday teaching is now available.
Walking in the Light is a series of 6 studies from the First Letter of John. Download a copy from the Resources Library or collect one from the Welcome Table on Sunday.
Walking in the Light is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License.
Posted by: Clayton Fopp
on 18 August, 2010
At Trinity Mount Barker we're aware of the blessing it is to have people serve us through the production of resources that can be used in the building of people towards maturity in Christ.
We have a great hope that the benefit of resources such as Bible study guides, training materials, videos and music might not be limited to our church, but might be used by God for the building up of other local churches.
Posted by: Clayton Fopp
on 28 June, 2010
Our next teaching series, on Genesis, will commence on Sunday July 11.
Bible study guides are available in the resources library.
Posted by: Clayton Fopp
on 26 May, 2010
In preparation for the Leviticus teaching series which will be starting after the current If I Were God... series, the Bible Study Guide is now available
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The series of three studies picks up the passages from each of the three sermons in the series.
If you miss collecting a copy from the Welcome Table on a Sunday, you can download it from the Resources Library.
